Still no news to report from Sharks Territory

With the Stanley Cup finals getting started — finally — I thought this might be a good time to put up a new Working The Corners posting.

I only wish I had some actual news to report. The word from the Sharks organization is . . . there’s no word to be passed on. Nothing has changed since DP wrote two weeks ago, before heading off on a well-deserved vacation, that Sharks GM Doug Wilson wasn’t ready to say anything yet about his post-playoffs review of the franchise.

Wilson would not confirm or deny reports out of Canada that coach Todd McLellan had known since three days after the season ended that he would be coming back, or that former Shark player Bryan Marchment was a candidate to move from a front office position to an assistant coaching job.

“You know that I don’t respond to rumors,” Wilson told DP.

That’s still the case. Sorry I can’t be more help.

Anyway, I spent part of last week in Los Angeles working on a couple of stories that you may have already seen. One was looking at the long-running partnership of Dean Lombardi and Darryl Sutter, and the success that they’re enjoying with the Kings. (If you missed it, check out the “Sharks Headlines” listing on the right of this posting.) The other story, which ran today in the print editions, looked at how this Kings run has given Southern California a small dose of hockey fever.

Lombardi, by the way, spoke highly of the current Sharks team and its prospects for the future.

“They’re not going anywhere,” Lombardi said. “It’s not like that’s an old team.”

Anyway make sure to enjoy the finals. With the collective-bargaining agreement expiring, who knows when we’ll be seeing hockey again.

You know it’s true the article Stevo posted was prior to this last season. So what.

The article gave no criteria for the ranking. But, an educated guess, TMac would probably drop a little and stay in the top 16.

Some of the other coaches that are so highly regarded here, won’t even be on the list or come up at the bottom hands down.

GP

Still can’t figure out who said that Larry Robinson wasn’t ever a good head coach. Folks just continuing to make stuff up I guess.

When LouLam fired Fetorik, he wanted him as head coach and he reluctantly filled in for those last 8 games that season when the Devils won a cup. If Larry wanted to be a head coach somewhere, he get a job.

Now what I said, these guys are working for DeBoer, what would stop them from working for TMac. DeBoer doesn’t have the background as TMac.

I guess logic continues to live in the basements and garages.

Stevo

In other news..not.

I hope the Sharks can get Jaime Benn to fill the Cheech role with Jumbo.

Stevo

If there was ever something I could post to send Slappy, Little Sieve, NoCup, FireDW, DWMustGo, DWIsATwit, I’mABetterGMThanDW, etc. into an epic paroxysm of incredulity.. this is it:

Question: Larry Robinson and Adam Oates, these revered assistant coaches. Who exactly do they work for? These guys have probably played more PO games than the head coach has coached in his career!

HINT: won memorial cups and had other decent PO success in juniors, missed POs in 1st 3 seasons as head coach and was fired. Now he’s in the SC Finals.

I think this is what the guy is saying. Seems like you were trying to make fun of Robinson in this post. But then again you are arrogant and smuge.

GP’s Brain

149 Dude

Hey great lets do a word press IP thing, then you could only have one screen name at home, and one at work. And btw genius you can have multi names in Word Press, I thought you were smarter then that.

GP

How is it such important and smart people need to use so many handles to explain them self? I guess I actually know the “smuge” answer aye.

I really want to know. Is the guy that keeps saying, but can’t prove it, that Stevo and I are “ulter” (talkin smart aye) egos is actually multiple ass-hats.

And, if you want to know the deal about Stevo and GP, ask DP. I dare ya.

GP

I don’t think you need to get into an argument with me on WordPress configurations.

ZEKE

A Dan Boyle sighting. In a commercial. Is that news?

GP

Thanks for the link Stevo.

“The San Jose brass has done a great job of building a contender using players overlooked on draft day. This has been crucial for this franchise, as they have often been left out of the draft lottery due to their recent successes.

Unfortunately, things appear to be moving in the wrong direction for the franchise, as three budding players—Milan Michalek, Devin Setoguchi and Jamie McGinn—were recently dealt away.”

Unfortunately, these two paragraphs will not be read accurately. The first will be read as pure BS while the second will be quoted as gospel.

The first, I see the author stating what he believes as true and without question. and the second, the author may be saying I may be wrong, but I think the Sharks did the wrong thing because they gave up these assets while trying to get better.

Stevo, Is my interpretation the same as yours?

GP

ZEKE, only news, LOL, if he’s wearing multiple ass-hats. 😉

GP

“I think this is what the guy is saying. Seems like you were trying to make fun of Robinson in this post.”

A reading skill set — priceless!

Stevo

GP,

Yes, we both interpreted the author the same way.

You also nailed the likely mis-interpretations by the Fantasy Leaguers, since they seemingly can’t comprehend that:

A. The Sharks and their peers near/at the top of the NHL don’t get good draft position.
B. This same group believes they have a potential Cup winner, so they make any move that they see as needed to immediately make improvements to the roster.
C. The cumulative result is that the Farm is not as good as the poorer franchises that get the best draft picks/receive good picks via trades.

NHL has been this way for a long time, and yet the kids have convinced themselves otherwise.

It’s kinda scary the more I think about it.

new mgmt

it is sad having to read tweedledum and tweedledee trying to convince themselves that their beloved teal Wilson sharkies are worth anything while the LA Kings are sticking it up their kazoo.

GP

umm ya thats the ticket. It’s the Sharks fault that the Kings are handing it to the Devils.

At least the Devils won’t have to hang their head and blame themselves.

puckace

#96 JB: Um, I think the fork is pretty deep in the Jersey Shore no?

The Kings and their fans are having a magical season.

Surprisingly, I’m enjoying the ride.

Sharks please hire a coach willing to copy the Kings style of PK. Just freaking dominant!

Stevo

…and GP with the zzzinger!

Stevo

Careful puckace, simply suggesting that the Sharks should copy anything from another Western team will get you labeled as a trend-chaser like Doug Wilson.

And that’s the main reason the Sharks are suddenly failures…

Stevo

Bon nuit mes amis!

Dinger

Reading GP and Stevo kiss each others As**** is like watching the Sharks play playoff hockey. Boring as hell.

cerise

Dougie @ 14:

We already have one of those quick agile goaltenders. His name is Thomas Greiss.

scott peterson

bla bla bla bla bla….

Stevo

When I listen to Darryl Sutter, he sounds like a 54 year old Jeff Spicoli.

hondr

…and when I watch Slow Joe skate, he reminds me of a 54 year old Jeff Spicoli, too. 😉

Same ol’ same ol’ here in Sharkyland, I see. I guess Wilson likes it that way, so it’s all good. 😉

CforPavs

And the Kings ROLL over everyone straight to the CUP.

I would NEVER root for a LA team, but the Kings are the exact kind of team ANY fan would root for.

They play hard, they use their size and actually hit, they forecheck like hell, and they PRESSURE the puck handler. Then to top it off, Quick is unconscious and they keep winning.

Sharks territory ought to have (if they don’t already) KING ENVY.

OH, and did I mention that it was D. Sutter who all those years ago BENCHED Patrick Marleau and said he wasn’t tough enough.

God I hate it when Daryl Sutter is right. But he was.

Almost makes me sick.

CforPavs

@stevo 164

Because the Pavel Datsyk’s and Joe Pavelski’s were such high draft picks right?

I guess if you ever want a good farm system you have to have 1 of the first 15 picks?

Ummm, no. It’s called good scouting, good draft picks (all the way through the draft), and then trades. And just because you make a trade for a “Cup-run” caliber player because your team is fighting for the PO’s or the Cup, IS NOT an EXCUSE for a crappy farm system. But a crappy GM might want the fans to see it that way.

bevis and butthead s and gp

what tools and fools these 2 morons are……quoting from Bleacher report. it is a rumor monger site written by amateur hacks that is comparable to the equally scorned garbage from eklund.

Tom (fm Quinzee)

My computer’s been dead for a couple of days – virus, and my own fault to boot. So now I’m on a loaner. However, don’t want to post this with the thread on Dom Moore’s wife & cancer – but what kind of idiot is out there imitating me? Get a life! Twice now, and I can only guess it has something to do w/ the semi-literate “Brenda” posting a while back.

So, the gibberish from “Tom (fn Quinzee)” – why? If you disagree w/ me, have at least a shred of integrity and disagree in “your own name.” I realize that on the internet, one has anonymity, so integrity be damned, but really?

Stevo

Tom in the Q,

Empathetically:

Yeah, it’s part and parcel of “debating” with the kiddies on WTC. It’s happened to me and GP and others for years. IOW, “they” are not going away anytime soon. The more you acknowledge them, the worse it gets. I made a point complimenting your hockey knowledge and general wisdom about things awhile back because folks like you are rare here (as you know) and WTC needs your kind to stick around.

Thick skin & patience bro.

slappy

Tom@179
Same thing happened to me on a couple of occasions and same for Beer League. Its annoying. Dont think its “kiddies”-more likely someone with an twisted ego.

Tom (fm Quinzee)

Stevo & Slappy,

Thanks. I know what you guys are saying. And you’re right about aknowledging this. I’ll bite my virtual tongue in the future.

Kings in 4???? Who woulda thunk it?

Sharkalchemy

I think we can all guess what the news in the Sharks offices are these days. They’re pissed off. How could they not be? The Kings, Lombardi, Sutter…nuff said. They just trumped the last 5 years of the Sharks philosophy and buried it.

C’mon Dave. that’s the news.

JB

I too didn’t want to post something OT in the Moore thread, so back here I am… From what I can see, Game 4 is still scheduled for US airing on NBCSC (formerly Versus). I have to wonder if they will now preempt regular programming to show it on NBC, or risk the possibility of the clinching game not being shown on the big broadcast network. NBC made “the Cup” the sole focus of their ad campaign this postseason, but the network risks it being skated in triumph on their sports channel where comparatively few will see it.

Tom (fm Quinzee)

To pick up on a tangent from JB’s post about NBC/NBCSC – heard Ratto & Tolbert last night, and had to agree w/ Ratto. If there’s another lost season because of the CBA, this would be the NHL shooting itself in the foot. Hockey is gaining momentum, building an audience beyond us fanatics, and BOOM! No season. This is a deal the League and the players need to get done.

And my own opinion on it, these Finals are something to push. An East / West finals, w/ a “Cinderella” Kings team poised to make history. To follow that up with no hockey for about 16 months would be really, really bad.

DWilly MUST GO

Ok, so with the nhl draft looming who would you like to see the Sharks:

Draft?
Acquire?
Trade?
Buy out?

I would love to see the Sharks trade up and try to land Yakupov, as everything I have read on the kid suggest that he will be a stud in the NHL.

Hockeynut

Wilson was supposed to appear to take the tough questions on 95.7 but punked out. I hope this means he’s on HIS way out of town permanently.